plosive vs obstruent

plosive and obstruent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plosive	Yes	No	No	No
obstruent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, obstruent is a hypernym of plosive; that is, obstruent is a word with a broader meaning than plosive:

plosive: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
obstruent: a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth

plosive (noun)	obstruent (noun)
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it	a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth